Swinging table



Aprilvls ,1924. 1,490,248

H. B. WALTER SWINGING TABLE Filed Aug. 26'. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W MMM @y Ww carica@ E'RRESN B. WALTER, GTF PBLDELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNOB TO FIBRE GONTAENER CYEANY, fa GORPOE'N GF PENNSYLVANIA.

SW'IIGNG TABLE.

rpplication led August 2B, 1926. Serial No. 406,136.

To @ZZ whom t may conce/m:

Be it known that l, HARnrsoN B. VVAL'rs/n, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of ennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Swinfring rables, of which the following is a specication, relierence being had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates t a support in the nature oll a swinging table for supporting paper or pasteboard cartons adapted to oe operated upon by adjacently located multiple staplingr machines, such machines operating together to drive staples in two adja cent sides o a carton in one operation, the swinging table being of use to carry and hold the carton in posit-ion during such opA eration and to permit the ready shift and rotation of the carton to present the other two sides for stapling alter the first two sides have been stapled.

Simone the objects oic the invention is to provide simple and conveniently operated means il'or supporting an article, such as a carton, opposite a duplex type of multiple stapling machine whereby the `carton may be manually readily moved into place, stapled by the machines, moved away from the. machine, turned around and-again presented to the machine for completion of the stapling operation.

Another object is to construct or provide a means whereby a carton may be stapled at one end thereof when empty to attach one oi? the heads of the carton prior to the attaching of the other head.

Another object is to provide a similar means to the one above mentioned for supportingthe carton in position for stapling the head at the other end when the carton is filled with Igoods, such as canned goods and like material.

Another object is to construct the device so that the same may be adapted to different sizes of cartons within a certain range oi' sizes, without necessitating the use of different size devices each time a different size carton is to be stapled.

Certain other objects and advantages ior my invention will more fully appear hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing, l have shown one form of device constructed in accordance with my invention, in which- Y Fig. 1 shows a view in elevation of a device constructed in accordance with the invention, with a carton in section and in position to be operated upon;

Figs. 2 and 3 are top plan views of mutiple stapling machines shown with a swinging table and a carton (both shown in dotted lines) in two positions of operation;

Fig. e is a view, in elevation, of a means for supporting a carton when the rst head of the carton is in place for stapling, the carton being shown in section; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device, shown in Fig. 4:, with the carton shown in horizontal section.

deiierring' more particularly to thedrawing, the invention, as shown thereon, comprises a pillar l to which is connected a. bracket 2 adapted to be vertically slidable on the pillar l as well as angularly rotatable about the axis thereof. `For the purpose et' supporting the bracket in operative position, the pillar l may be provided with a supporting collar 3 adapted to be secured in any adjusted position on the pillar l by means of a set screw l. The bracket comprises a horizontal :dat member 5, a ver-tical member 6 provided with anges at both ends thereof, and an oblique member 7 also provided with anges at the ends thereof, and all connected together to form, in general, a right triangular bracket. One end o the member 5 and a flange of the member 7 may be secured together by means of a pivotal bolt 8, the other flange of the member 7 and a flange of the member 6 secured together by a pivetal bolt 9 and the other end of the member' 5 and the other flange of the member 6 secured together by a pivotal bolt l0, both bolts 9 and l0 beingcoaxial. At the upper part of the bracket 2 and suitably pivotally secured thereto by means ot the bolt l0, .is provided afswivel collar ll adapted to slide along and rotate relative to the pillar l and to rest upon the collar 3, the collar ll ,being provided with a laterally extending lue pivotally connected to the bolt 10. Similarly`r at the lower end ot the bracket 2 is provided a second swivel collar 12 also slidable along and rotatable about the pillar 1 and also provided with a laterally extending lug piv otally connected to the bolt 9.

At the free upper end of the bracket 2 may be secured a plate 13, of generally sector form, adapted to act as a support for the means upon which the carton rests. This plate may be "provided with an elongated slot 14 near one-end thereof, longitudinally disposed with respect to the length of the plate 13 and at the other end thereof with an arcuate slot 15, While internfiediate of the above-mentioned slots may be provided an aperture 16 adapted to receive the bolt 8 and about 'which vthe plate 18 is adapted to rotate to the extent permitted by the slot 15. A bolt 17, suitably secured to the plate 5 and passing loosely through the arcuate slot 15, is of use to permit relative angular movement of the plate 13 thereto about the bolt y8 as a pivot or axis. Through the slot 14 extends a pivotal boltf18, suitably secured tothe vvplate in any adjusted position valong said slot. The bolt 18 may be provided with an upwardly extending bearing pin 19, which may be preferably rounded at its upper end, said pin acting` as a pivot or axis for the rotation of the carton support and the carton as will appear more fully hereinafter. Above this pin -is rotatably supported a rotatable supporting plate 20, which may `be provided with a depending central hub 21, suitably bored or recessed to form a socket at its lower endto receive the upper end of the pin 19. If desired, a bearing plate or piece 22, of relatively hard metalj may be inserted at the bottom of the recess or ysocket to bear against the rounded end of the pin 19, thereby providing a durable wearing surface having rhini- Inum friction. yThe plate 2O is so shaped as to provide a plurality of arins in which are provided slots 28 and 2- radially disposed with respect to the axis of the pin 19 and upon opposite sides thereof, and slots and 26 disposed in lines perpendicular to each other and spaced from said axis also on opposite sides thereof. ln other words, the plate may be regarded as having a generally rectangular shape, with the slots provided at the cornersvthereof, with two slots disposed along the ldiagonal of the plate, and the other two slots perpendiculai` to each other and oblique to the other slots ofthe plate. The purpose ofthese slots is for adjustment of the parts used in support ing and holding different size cartons in place as will iuore fully appear hereinafter.

Upon the plate inay be provided a plurality of blocks 27, 28, and 29, each block being suitably secured in place by means of bolts 30, 31 and 32 passing through the respective slots 25, 211- and v26, said bolts being adapted tobe adjustably secured at anypoint along said slots. Each block is the structure. each corner being cut or inode@ also adapted to be rotated about its respective bolts to the position desired when litting a carton in place. Each block may be also provided with a recess or socket 33 for the purpose of receiving a head 34 of any of the bolts 30, 3l, or 32 in order that the top of the head will lie beneath the top surface of the bloelr 27 28 or 29 as the case inay be. It will be observed that each of these blocks is of rectangular forni with the perforations through which the bolts pass near one end thereof so that when *he block is secured in position it will he presented to the flanges of the head 35 of carton 3G at the corners thereof. As for example, it will be noted that in Figs. 2 and 3 a sinall carton is in position whereby the long sides of the blocks are disposed in such a manner as to provide for the positioning or overlapping thereover of the lianges of a head 35 of a carton, theblocls being at their outward extended position along the slots 25, 24 and 26. lf, however', a larger carton is to be used, the blocks 27, and 29 may be turned substantially at right angles to the positions now shown so that the other ends of said block inay extend at a greater distance from the supporting plate, in order to receive the head of a larger carton. lf the carton be of an intermediate size or smaller than that shown in the ligures shown upon the drawing, it is obvious in either of the positions of the blocks the saine may be nioved inwardly along their respective slots to the size where the blocks are properly positioned to receive the particular size head of the carton used.

Referring now more pzirticularly to Figs. i and 5, it will be noted that the plate 20 is further provided upon its upper side with a central hub 37 having a screw threaded socket adapted to receive a bolt or screw This supporting nieans is for the purpose of securing thereto a frame or crate 39 usually and preferably made of strips and pieces of wood and of the proper size and forined to receive the four walls of a carton. ln the )figures shown, this frame comprises vertical strips of wood 40, 41, L12, 43, 44 4.5, 46, and 17, joined in pairs at the corners of beveled at the upper ends thereof with a taper 48 for the purpose of facilitating the insertion of the carton tube or body over thix frame as will be obvious from the illustrations shown in Figs. land 5. rlhe frame or crate` may also he provided with a transverse bottoni ine-inber a transverse top member 50 rigidly sccure'fl to the side pieces in any well known and suitable manner. 'The bottoni 49 may be rigidly secured to the hub 37 by ineens of the bolt or screw 38, 'the upper end of the fraaie including the ineinber 50, acting as a supporting means upon which may rest a head 35 of the carton in lli? insonne proper position for the stapling et the danges 51 thereoii and the end portions 52 of the walls ot the cartonu ln order that the side walls or" the carton may be properly positioned when rst placed upon the frame 39, the plate 20 may be provided with supporting members- 53 which may be secured to the plate 20, in lieu ot the blocks 27, 28 and 29, by means of bolts 5&1 passing through suitable apertures in the plates 53 and the slots 25, 2e and 26 of the supporting member 20. The plates 53 may be adjusted both in said slot-s as well as about the anis ot the bolts securing the same to the supporting member 20, so that the members 53 may project suliiciently beyond the plate 20 `tor the contact thereo'l with the lower end oi the carton body or tube, as is fully shown in Figs. l and 5.

The pilla-r 1 is usually attached to a duplex type of multiple stapling machine, such machine being conventionally shown upon the drawing. Such machine may comprise two mutiple stapling machines l and B placed at right angles to each other so that the stapling elements thereog may operate at the seme time upon two adjacent sides ol a carton. The pillar may be supported with the ends thereof rotatably mounted in the socket members 55 and respectively secured to an upper portion 5'? and a lower portion 58 ot one of the stapling machines by means of screws 59 and 60 as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

ln operation, the parts of a carton usually are three in number, namely, a square or rectangular tubular portion, having previously been made from a strip ol' material suitably bent to 'form a square or rectangular tube and with the overlapping 'ends of one side thereof previously stapled, and the flanged heads 35 and 35. The tube is usually placed over a trame 39 until one end of the tube contacts with the members 53 on tl e supporting member 20. The other end of the tube will project above the top surt'ace or" the to 50 ol1 the frame a distance equal to the wicth of the flange 51 ol the head 35 orl the carton. The head 35 is then inserted in position in the upper end ol the tube of the carton with the wall or bottom ot the head restino` upon the member 50. The operator then moves the supporting means, including the member 20, pivotally mounted upon the pin 19 carried by the bracket- 2, about the airis of the pillar 1 and turns the carton 36 and the trame 39 about the axis 0i pin 19 to properly present two adjacent faces oi the upper oli the carton opposite the two rows of stapling mechanism on the machines A and B. ritter the stapling operation is performed, the carton and the frame, with the mechanism supporting the same, are moved from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3 and is rotated about the axis ci the pin 19 so as to bring the opposite faces into position to be presented for staplin operation, the operator then moving the carton and the supporting means towards the stapling chines where a second stapling operation on the opposite faces occurs.

After the cartons have been thus provided with heads at one Dnd thereot, the same, any time desired., may be inverted and iilled with canned goods or other commodity, as the case may be, to a point short of the open end ot the carton. The cartons so lilled may be successively placed upon the supporting means provided with the spacing blocks 2?, 28 and 29, instead ot using the plate members 53, and then the heads 30 inserted in place in the open end of the cartons so as to cause the bottom et the heads to est upon the material included in the cartonsand bring the flanges thercot opposite the end portions ot the cartons, as was done in inserting the other heads in the other end ot the cartons. YWith the parts of a carton now in place upon the supporting means, the operator can swing the same from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in `Eig. 2 wherein the stapling mechanism of machines A. and B will substantially simultaneously operate upon two sides ot the carton to staple the anges ot the head 35 thereto. The operator then moves the carton from the stapling means angularly about the axis of the pillar 1, rotates the carton and its support about the anis of the pin 19 and then moves the same toward the machines to present the unstapled sides ot the carton thereto for final stapling operation. it this point the sta- 1pling operation is completed. The carton then may be lilled or removed from the supporting means and another carton lled with the commodity raised to its place and the operation continued as above indicated.

rlhe invention herein described has reference to means adapted for use with stapling machines ot the type disclosed in my ll. S. Letters Patent No. 1,357,534, granted Nov. 2, 1920, No., 1,378,390, granted May 17, 1921, No. 1,417,704, granted May 30, 1922, No. 1,418,853, granted June 6, 1922, No. 1,420,227, granted June 20, 1922, No. 1,4if10,3111, granted Mar. 27, 1923, and No. 1,458,161, granted dune 12, 1923.

lll/*bile l have herein described and shown upon the drawings one torni of device or means for carrying out my invention, it is to be understood that the latter is not limited to the particular details and arrangeinent of parts shown and described, but that the lsame comprehends other forms and arrangements as do not depart from the spirit ot the invention and the scope of the ap pended claims ment oi seid member relative to seid bracket, a support rotutehlafY o upon said pivot pin (nd hai/'ing u ty of slots extending` in di'l'erent direc nC und slots 'for holding `position on seid ineens adjustable in said different size olijeets in support.

2. ln a device of the eless described the Combination oi u pillar.y e. bracket mounted upon seid piller engularly reeiproeahle about the axis thereof u Y ungtuerly adj ustable member mounted on said hraeifetg means for securing' said member in operetively rigid relation with the bracket, a, pivot pin udjustaloly secured to seid memher unl adapted to be moved therewith upon the adjustment oit said memher relative to said bracket and for independent adjustment relativehrv to the member, e support rotatably .unted upon said pivot pin und provided with radially and trainsversel;T located slots, and positioning; .means sliduhlv adjustable in sind slots to tit different sized objects supported upon said support and adapted to be secured to seid support in adjusted position.

3. In a device oi the class des. combinatie-n of 'estable suppe i ly movable n ,i mounted on said her and longitul 3 spent theretol rotLU ountc said pivotal ineniher having slots extending` in dill ineens adjust le in. ing` au object to he ope rutatahlj: mounted means.

le ln u device of the ela eonioinutien -with a su bracket supnorted l d means on a plurality of 'cient directions and l lots for positiond upon on said taiili un il Y. Y e d the loraeret and provided witl en arcuate slot on one side ot the pivot and a, longitudinally extending slot on the other side et the pivot, menus extendingthrough said arcuate slotfor ele ming said plate in operat-ivehrv -fixed adjusted position with respect to the hrucket, pivoting meer longitudinally adjustahle in und entnding through the other slot, a supporting men1- her pivoted on said pivoting means and provided With a, oeil of radiall)v directed slots disposed on opposite sides of the pivot and a pair of slots disposed substantially normal t-o each other and eaeh in angular relation with 'the lirst mentioned slots, clamping,r means extending through und adjustable in cach of the slots. und positioning means carried b v euch oli the elmnping means and adapted to he secured by the clamping means in udjusted relation with the support.

l'n Witness whereof, l lieve hereunto set .my hond this 95th dej; of August, 1920. 

